miss A member Suzy recently tweeted a photo to thank fans for their special gift. On May 17, Suzy tweeted a photo along with the following caption, “I can’t live without Ah Seo, Ki Beob and Soo Hyun!” In the photo, Suzy poses next to the buffet food her fans have prepared for the cast and staff of “Gu Family Book.” The banner behind her reads, “We can’t l...
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A mild upset at No. 1 this week as hip-hop duo Bae Chi Gi ‘s “Shower Of Tears” moves over last two week’s champion Girls’ Generation’s “I Got A Boy.” It wasn’t a total surprise as “Shower Of Tears” was also No. 1 on M!Countdown this week. It is the first No. 1 song for Bae Chi Gi, who debuted back in 2005. This time they get an assist from last year’s top rookie Ailee, as she is the featured voca...
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The top three songs remain the same as of last week.Girls’ Generation’s “I Got A Boy” repeats as No. 1 for the second straight week. It had a slight drop in points, but is still well ahead of Baek Ji Young’s second place song “Hate.” “I Got A Boy” won the triple crown on both M!Countdown and Music Bank, so it should get at least another week on top. Rounding out the top three is Sunny Hill’s “Good...
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With Girls’ Generation’s “I Got A Boy” sweeping every chart in Korea this past week, it is no surprise that it becomes our new No. 1 song. To show its dominance, “I Got A Boy” scored 994 points, just six points off perfection. Expect this song to stay at the top for a while. There are three new songs in the top 10 this week. Moving up 17 spots to No. 2 right behind “I Got A Boy” is ballad/OST que...
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Not a lot of changes on the chart this week as Yang Yoseob’s “Caffeine” hold on for the top spot for yet another week, – its fourth straight week on top. “Caffeine” is still going very strong, not only gaining points from last week but also eclipsing the 900 point mark for the fourth week in a row. Next week Yeseob will face a strong challenger if he wants to be on top for the fifth week. ...
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Happy New Year to all our readers. We are back this week after our break for the 2012 Soompi Gayo Awards. We are set to begin our 9th year of the weekly K-Pop music chart. As usual, at the beginning of each year, we are making some changes to our chart sources to better reflect what is popular in the K-Pop world. You will see below that we have a format change to make it look more sophisticated...
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Yang Yoseob’s “Caffeine” repeats as No. 1 on our last music chart of this year. For the second straight week, “Caffeine” won over Lee Seung Ki’s “Return” and is the only song score over 900 points. “Caffeine” is also gaining ground in TV network rankings as it became the new No. 1 song on M!Countdown this week. There are three new songs in the top 10 this week. The highest entry in the top 10 is a...
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December 19 was a very important day for South Korea as the 18th presidential election took place. When polls opened at the crack of dawn, people were busy fulfilling their roles as citizens of Korea and casting their votes for the next president. Throughout the days leading up to this day, celebrities had been urging everyone to make sure to place their votes. So when the final day came, countles...
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Recently, “Korean CM Strategy Office” announced that singers Lee Seung Gi and PSY have ranked first and second respectively on the November’s CF model popularity list. Lee Seung Gi has scored 10.05% while PSY received 6.81%. Following them closely behind were actress Kim Tae Hee, actor Song Joong Ki and figure skater Yuna Kim. Currently, Lee Seung Gi is working as the main model for Zipel, KB Fina...
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BEAST’s main vocalist Yang Yoseob did something that the group has not yet accomplished on our chart so far in their career – to have a No. 1 song. Yoseob’s “Caffeine” moves up nine spots to the top in just its second week on the chart, easily defeating last week’s No. 1 song, Juniel’s “Bad Person.” BEAST came close this summer with “Beautiful Night” hitting No. 2. If not because of “Gangnam Styl...
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